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Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center Executive Director Cynthia Osborne elected president-elect of APPAM

Osborne will lead the nation’s premier public policy research association, shaping its 2026 Fall Research Conference and advancing excellence in policy analysis and management Press Contact: Sydne Lewis, 615-343-9946, sydne.lewis@vanderbilt.edu Dr. Cynthia Osborne, professor of early

Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center Secures $4 Million in Renewed Funding to Support Ongoing Progress in Early Childhood Development

FUNDING RENEWALS FROM MAJOR PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS WILL STRENGTHEN OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH EFFORTS AIMED AT IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN AND FAMILIES Press Contact: Sydne Lewis, 615-343-9946, sydne.lewis@vanderbilt.edu The Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center at Vanderbilt University’s

New Report Finds Wide Disparities in Investments in Children’s Earliest Years Across States

POLICIES ADOPTED BY STATES DRIVE MAJOR DIFFERENCES IN THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES  Press Contact: Sydne Lewis, 615-343-9946, sydne.lewis@vanderbilt.edu The first three years of life are critical for healthy development, yet families in some states

Partnering to Enhance Nashville’s Early Literacy Landscape with Nashville Public Library and the Begin Bright Program

TRANSFORMATIVE EARLY LITERACY INITIATIVE AIMS TO BUILD FOUNDATIONAL READING SKILLS IN CHILDREN FOR LONG-TERM SUCCESS.  Press Contact: Sydne Lewis, 615-343-9946, sydne.lewis@vanderbilt.edu The Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center is proud to announce the launch of a comprehensive

The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Makes Strategic Grant for our Work in Early Childhood Governance and Community-Based Doulas

THE GRANT WILL HELP US BUILD AND SHARE THE EVIDENCE BASE FOR SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE MATERNAL HEALTH DISPARITIES AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES. Press Contact: Molly Kramer, 615-343-8948, molly.m.kramer@vanderbilt.edu  The Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact

Bezos Family Foundation Grant Will Enhance the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center’s Targeted State Support and State Policy Roadmap

NEW FUNDING WILL HELP STATES AIMING TO ADOPT EVIDENCE-BASED POLICIES THAT HELP ALL CHILDREN THRIVE.  Press Contact: Molly Kramer, 615-343-8948, molly.m.kramer@vanderbilt.edu  The Bezos Family Foundation is investing in the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center with a

Pennsylvania Paid Family Leave Bill Would Yield Outsized Returns to Families, Employers, and the Commonwealth

ESTIMATED FISCAL AND HUMAN SERVICES BENEFITS OUTWEIGH COSTS BY AS MUCH AS 18:1  Press Contact: Molly Kramer, 615-343-8948, molly.m.kramer@vanderbilt.edu  Today, we released Benefit-Cost Analysis of H.B.181, a Pennsylvania bill to create a new paid family

2023 Roadmap Release: State Policies Cause Dramatic Variation in Child Wellbeing and Family Resilience

In 2023, many states made major progress to address poverty, the child care crisis, birth outcomes, and more. Press Contact: Molly Kramer, 615-343-8948, molly.m.kramer@vanderbilt.edu  American families are struggling. A national funding cliff is making child

South Carolina Would Benefit from a Refundable Earned Income Tax Credit 

ESTIMATED FISCAL AND HUMAN SERVICES BENEFITS OUTWEIGH COSTS BY AS MUCH AS 10:1  Press Contact: Molly Kramer, 615-343-8948, molly.m.kramer@vanderbilt.edu  Today, we released Implementing a Refundable State Earned Income Tax Credit in South Carolina: A Benefit-Cost

Subsidy Reimbursement Rates in Texas Remain Far Below the True Cost of Providing Child Care

REIMBURSING PROVIDERS FOR TRUE COST OF CARE OFFERS A SOLUTION Press Contact: Molly Kramer, 615-343-8948, molly.m.kramer@vanderbilt.edu Today, we released the final brief in the four-part Child Care in Crisis: Texas Case Study series. The brief